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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 223619" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Hmmmmmmm....I "may be kicked off the Board for tackiness" BUT (can you hear me faintly whisper??)...there is a bonafide fear that your teen "may"</p><p>think he is "Billy Bad ***" since he was involuntarily discharged. His peers</p><p>(and I assume he has using peers) will either make a joke of it or will try to make him a hero for beating the system.</p><p> </p><p>As I shared before, my teen did not "buck" (an expression embraced by teen boys who are in any part of the system) when I presented treatment</p><p>alternatives. Truly he was an awesome loving teen who respected that the best effort was being made for him. I would never had suggested that I was going to "send him to a place where he would be locked down".</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/faint.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":faint:" title="faint :faint:" data-shortname=":faint:" /> That has the connotation of punishing an out-of-control delinquent kid. It may just be semantics but to my children it was a presentation of</p><p>the best choices available IF you want to change your lifestyle back to a healthy one. Maybe it is because I have claustrophobia <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/anxious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":anxious:" title="anxious :anxious:" data-shortname=":anxious:" /> but going to</p><p>a residential treatment facility was his choice. Yes, the doors are locked</p><p>but so are the doors to our home. He was never going to be forced to stay because (at least with his personality) that would completely defeat the purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment before 18 is best. Financially it is doable. It is easier to change habits the younger you are. Some kids find the idea of going away a bit exciting. No treatment is guaranteed. Where we live the AA and NA meetings are almost exclusively visited by "old people" and "very heavy users". Some groups do not even allow "newcomers". </p><p> </p><p>Explore all your choices. Cross your fingers. I'm rooting for you all. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 223619, member: 35"] Hmmmmmmm....I "may be kicked off the Board for tackiness" BUT (can you hear me faintly whisper??)...there is a bonafide fear that your teen "may" think he is "Billy Bad ***" since he was involuntarily discharged. His peers (and I assume he has using peers) will either make a joke of it or will try to make him a hero for beating the system. As I shared before, my teen did not "buck" (an expression embraced by teen boys who are in any part of the system) when I presented treatment alternatives. Truly he was an awesome loving teen who respected that the best effort was being made for him. I would never had suggested that I was going to "send him to a place where he would be locked down". :knockedout: That has the connotation of punishing an out-of-control delinquent kid. It may just be semantics but to my children it was a presentation of the best choices available IF you want to change your lifestyle back to a healthy one. Maybe it is because I have claustrophobia :anxious: but going to a residential treatment facility was his choice. Yes, the doors are locked but so are the doors to our home. He was never going to be forced to stay because (at least with his personality) that would completely defeat the purpose. Treatment before 18 is best. Financially it is doable. It is easier to change habits the younger you are. Some kids find the idea of going away a bit exciting. No treatment is guaranteed. Where we live the AA and NA meetings are almost exclusively visited by "old people" and "very heavy users". Some groups do not even allow "newcomers". Explore all your choices. Cross your fingers. I'm rooting for you all. DDD [/QUOTE]
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